Here on our farm we have Chickens and Quail and they lay A LOT of eggs.
We eat eggs many times through out the day and have come up with a few new baking recipes. Scrambled, Dippy, Over Easy, or Boiled we aren't that picky.
Not only are eggs a great food source for our family, but a great side mini money maker, and also a great source of food for our animals. Both our Mastiffs and our KuneKune love eggs!
They range in all different sizes. Below is a line up of different size eggs we collected in one day.
The three eggs on the left are all quail eggs. Did you know that once a quail lays a certain pattern they usually continue that pattern throughout their laying lifespan.
The three eggs in the middle are our regular layer chicks masterpieces. We love that they lay brown, pink, and green eggs. It takes a hen between 24 and 26 hours to develop an egg. Once she lays an egg, the development of a new egg normally starts within 30 minutes. Chickens don't produce one egg at a time. Instead, producing hens normally have several eggs in various stages of development.
Then we have the egg all the way to the right...holy mama. We are pretty sure this is a Dinosaur egg..
Just kidding, but have you ever actually watched a chicken run.
They really do look like tiny raptors.
Seriously though this egg is huge in comparison and when Chris brought them up it was crazy to see the difference in size not just to a quail egg but to a regular chicken egg.
Quail Eggs Benefits
Quail eggs are not only thought to be nutritionally valuable but beneficial to overall health. According to a 2013 study in the International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, eating quail eggs supports healthy organ function throughout the body and may help prevent disease.
Their consumption is thought to be beneficial for cognition and the nervous, immune and digestive systems. They're also thought to help with the removal of toxins and various types of stones, like kidney, liver and gallbladder stones. Quail eggs benefits include counteracting anemia as they can increase hemoglobin in the blood.
Quail Eggs vs. Other Eggs
Quail eggs are some of the smallest eggs most commonly consumed. Whether your eggs come from chickens, ducks, geese or turkey, virtually any other bird has eggs that are substantially larger than quails. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, popularly consumed chicken eggs typically range in size from 35 grams (1.25 ounces) for peewee eggs to 68.5 grams (2.42 ounces) for jumbo eggs.
The American Heart Association recommends one egg per day as part of a healthy diet. This typically refers to large eggs, which are roughly 50 grams in size, and, coincidentally, the same size as a standard serving of quail eggs. However, one 50-gram chicken egg and the equivalent amount of quail eggs are not the same from a nutritional perspective.
Chicken and quail eggs share many of the same nutrients, and many of these are present in similar amounts. However, quail eggs have much more vitamin B2 (riboflavin): There's 23 percent of the DV in each serving compared to 14 percent in chicken eggs.
Here are the nutrition facts for eggs, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which regulates food labeling through the Nutritional Labeling and Education Act:
Nutrition Facts:
Chicken Egg
whole, raw, fresh Serving size: 1 large (50 g) Calories 71
Total Fat 5g8%
Total Carbohydrate 0g0%
Cholesterol 211mg70%
Dietary Fiber 0g0%
Sodium 70mg3%
Sugars 0g
Protein 6g
Vitamin A5%
Calcium3%
Vitamin C0%
Iron5%
Quail Egg
Amount Per 1 egg (9 g)100 grams1 egg (9 g)Calories 14
*Total Fat 1 g1%
Cholesterol 76 mg25%
Sodium 13 mg0%
Potassium 12 mg0%
Total Carbohydrate 0 g0%
Dietary fiber 0 g0%
Sugar 0 g
Protein 1.2 g2%
Vitamin A0%
Vitamin C0%
Calcium0%
Iron1%
When we crack that big egg open, there will be pictures:)
Will we find one yolk, two yolks, or three yolks?
~Wilson Wonders
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Some info above was cited off of Livestrong.
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